tall
adjective
[ tɔːl ]
• of great or more than average height, especially (with reference to an object) relative to width.
• "a tall, broad-shouldered man"
Similar:
big,
high,
large,
huge,
towering,
colossal,
gigantic,
giant,
monstrous,
giant-size,
Brobdingnagian,
lanky,
rangy,
gangling,
leggy,
long-legged,
long,
lofty,
soaring,
elevated,
sky-high,
sky-scraping,
multistorey,
Origin:
late Middle English: probably from Old English getæl ‘swift, prompt’. Early senses also included ‘fine, handsome’ and ‘bold, strong, good at fighting’.
stand tall
• be proud and confident.
• "you must stand tall in this dark hour"
